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Iranian arms smugglers using European ship firms

Iranian traffickers, trying to dodge an embargo imposed by Western nations over Iran's nuclear program, are smuggling weapons on container ships owned by firms from the countries that imposed the sanctions, a think-tank said Monday.

31 January 2012
Iran

South Korean President Seeks Alternatives to Iranian Crude

South Korea's president is to visit Saudi Arabia and two other Gulf oil producers in an attempt to secure stable sources of energy. The trip will come as Seoul is considering reducing imports from Iran in line with U.S.-led sanctions. But…

31 January 2012
Iran

Iran unveils smart laser-guided projectile

Iran's Defense Industries Organization unveiled a domestically manufactured smart laser-guided projectile, named the Basir (discerning), during a ceremony held on Monday ahead of the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations (February 1-11) marking the…

31 January 2012
Iran

Parliament criticizes government action on currency market

Iran's Parliament has announced its displeasure with the administration's "unsatisfactory" explanations for recent fluctuations in the value of Iranian currency. Parliament said the government could have prevented the rial's sudden fall…

31 January 2012
Iran

Iran arrests wave of bloggers, writers and programmers

A former DW blog award winner is jailed as Iran faces more political and economic pressure. Tehran is cracking down on people it says use the Internet to connect with foreigners to disrupt upcoming elections.

25 January 2012
Iran

Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat

Iranian politicians said on Tuesday they expected the European Union to backtrack on its oil embargo and repeated a threat to close the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane if the West succeeds in preventing Tehran from exporting crude.

25 January 2012
Iran

Iranian Film Wins Oscar Nomination

"A Separation," an Iranian film that won a Golden Globe award earlier this month, has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Academy Awards.

25 January 2012
Iran

Iran steps back from warning on U.S. ships

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that it considered the likely return of American warships to the Persian Gulf part of routine activity, backing away from previous warnings to Washington not to re-enter the area.

24 January 2012